| PRIORITY ACTIONS | Over-arching Assessment? | Custodian | Progress Status | Level of Subjectivity | Narrative | Last Assessed | Contributing Project(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4A.1 Establish, strengthen, and coordinate arrangements between the FAO-WECAFC, OSPESCA, UNEP-SPAW, and CRFM for harmonizing the spiny lobster fishery governance and management throughout the CLME+ region | NO | OSPESCA | Moderate progress | Medium | Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding for Interim Coordination on Sustainable Fisheries between CRFM, COPACO and OSPESCA, the actions agreed upon in each organization and jointly for the governance of the Caribbean lobster are monitored. | August 2019 | CLME (Subproject MASPLESCA), CLME+ (Sub-project Ecolangosta+) |
| 4A.2 Evaluate and expand, as applicable, the geographic scope of the governance arrangement operated by OSPESCA, taking into consideration both the perspectives of species range (ecosystem approach) and of common markets | NO | OSPESCA | Good progress | Medium | The regional OSPESCA regulations contained in Regulation OSP 02 09 for the management of the regional lobster fishery of the Caribbean have been adopted by the Declaration of St. George. The coverage of the Regional Plan for Fisheries Management of the Caribbean Lobster (MARPLESCA Plan) to the WECAFC region has been updated and expanded. | August 2019 | Ecolangosta+, ResCA Langosta |
| 4A.3 Strengthen and achieve full implementation of policy cycles under the existing sub-regional governance arrangements for the management of the spiny lobster fisheries, including linkages with organizations working on the environmental protection of reefs and associated ecosystems | NO | OSPESCA | Completed | Low | Participation in the update of the Implementation Plan for the Regional Climate Change Strategy 2018-2020. Both organizations participate in the SAP ICM | August 2019 | |
| 4A.4 Operationalise and strengthen a DSS for the spiny lobster fisheries (including linkages to the DSS for the protection and sustainable management of reefs and associated living marine resources) | NO | OSPESCA | Moderate progress | Medium | Support to countries in the methodology for data collection and analysis for the evaluation of Caribbean lobster stocks (MARPLESCA Plan), and its implementation in a computer platform. With support from OIRSA, we work on the traceability standard of fishery products and the computer platform. | August 2019 | Ecolangosta+, ResCA Langosta |
The CLME+ Hub is an initiative of the Secretariat of the CLME+ Interim Coordination Mechanism (ICM), in collaboration with the CLME+ ICM and CLME+ Project Executive Group (PEG) and (prospective) Partner Organizations.. Development of the Hub has benefited from the financial support of the UNDP/GEF Project: “Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Sustainable Management of shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems” (CLME+ Project, 2015-2020). The CLME+ Project is executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in close collaboration with a large number of global, regional and national-level partners. For more information on the CLME+ Project click here
